STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: CHIEF OF ADMINISTRATION, LIQUOR COMMISSION
Class
Code: 1860-34 Date Established: 8-15-2006
Occupational
Code: 7-1-2 Date of Last Revision: 12-06-06
BASIC
PURPOSE: To oversee, direct,
and evaluate all of the operations of the Liquor Commission’s
Administrative Services Bureau, with responsibility for agency-wide financial
management, human resources, and information technology functions.
CHARACTERISTIC
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Supervises and oversees the general
administrative functions of the Liquor Commission, to include accounting,
financial management, grants and contracts management, data processing,
management information systems, human resource management, and building
headquarters management.
·
Directs and supervises subordinate
managers in each functional area with ultimate responsibility for the accuracy,
quality, and efficiency of the Bureau’s work.
·
Oversees and plans the formulation,
integration, and implementation of Commission-wide operational policies and
procedures, monitors management systems, and evaluates program operations for
effectiveness.
·
Presents the results of analyses and
recommends managerial, programmatic, fiscal, and other changes to agency heads
and other administrators at the Commission.
·
Coordinates the implementation of
program improvements and other administrative activities with the other
Commission bureau chiefs.
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Acts as legislative coordinator for the
Commission, to include preparing all fiscal notes for Legislative Services,
monitoring the status of pending legislation relevant to the Commission, and
providing testimony before the Legislature as required.
·
Oversees the development of the
biennial budget, fiscal analysis, and the establishment of fiscal controls, and
ensures the Commission’s ongoing compliance with budgetary requirements.
·
Oversees and ensures successful
inventory management.
·
Provides strategic planning and
budgetary analysis in relation to the Commission’s Information Technology
plan, and evaluates current and future hardware and software requirements in
conjunction with the Director of Information Technology.
·
Provides strategic planning and
analysis of Human Resource needs and training requirements for the Commission.
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DISTINGUISHING
FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in evaluation, planning, or
integrating analysis of data to formulate current and long-range solutions,
strategies, or policies of a specialized or technical nature.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific expertise to
resolve problems of a specialized or professional nature in a wide range of applications.
Impact: Requires overall administrative
responsibility for achieving agency objectives by directing all aspects of
operations management. Errors at this
level result in disruption of systemwide programs and services as well as
long-term adverse impact on agency image and the future success of
organizational operations.
Supervision: Requires delegating supervisory or program
responsibilities to subordinate managers, with overall accountability for
hiring employees or approving program policies.
The supervisor in this position assumes responsibility for an
organizational unit, including developing long-range plans, analyzing staffing
requirements, and formulating systemwide policies and procedures.
Working
Conditions:
Requires performing regular job functions in a controlled environment
with minimal exposure to disagreeable job elements and little risk of hazard to
physical or mental health.
Physical
Demands: Requires light work,
including continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods
of time as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires acting as the official
representative of the agency, including explaining and defending current and
long-range goals or objectives which directly affect public policy decisions
regarding major state programs and services.
Complexity: Requires formulating the combination of
overall job functions in order to address highly diverse or novel situations
requiring new concepts and imaginative approaches to a wide range of
intellectual and practical problems.
Independent
Action: Requires
administrative decision-making in authorizing and monitoring the implementation
of major departmental policies and procedures.
MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Master’s Degree from a recognized
college or university with major study in accounting, business administration,
finance, computer science, public administration, or a related field.
Experience: Nine years of experience in accounting, business
management, finance, computer science, or public administration, six years of
which must have been in a management-level position involving administrative or
supervisory duties concerned with program administration, program planning and
evaluation, business management, or related management experience.
License/Certification: Preference will be given to candidates
possessing a CPA (Certified Public Accountant) license.
RECOMMENDED
WORK TRAITS:
Knowledge of program administration and evaluation. Knowledge of state and federal laws, relating
to accounting, human resources, and information technology systems. Knowledge of the principles of supervision,
administration, and systems management as applicable to the functions of the
Administrative Services Bureau.
Knowledge of the capabilities and requirements of information technology
systems and equipment. Knowledge of the
principles and techniques of information technology system analysis, planning,
and documentation. Knowledge of
accounting and human resources principles and practices. Knowledge of the principles of public fiscal
administration including budgeting and reporting. Ability to prepare budgets, perform fiscal analysis,
and establish and monitor fiscal controls.
Ability to evaluate, develop, and institute new accounting
practices. Ability to plan, assign,
review, and supervise the work of professional staff members. Ability to evaluate and analyze program effectiveness
and resource utilization and to identify, cultivate, and maximize beneficial
interrelationships between program areas.
Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely both orally and in
writing. Ability to speak before public
groups and legislative committees.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with
federal, state and other public officials.
Must be willing to maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties
and responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER
STATEMENT:
This class specification is descriptive of general duties and is not
intended to list every specific function of this class title.
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